Je cherche la rue de Rivoli.
Beginning French – Your first French phrases in 2 weeks
Whether you are going to France soon, or you need to get to the next level of class right away, get a kick-start with this survival French list, arranged in alphabetic order.
Take it a little bit at a time. I recommend 10-15 lines a day, and you could be done in 2 weeks.
| English | Standard French(to people you know well and feel comfortable with) |
| a city map | un plan |
| a department store | un grand magasin |
| a road map | une carte |
| And you? | Et vous ? |
| Are there any bathrooms? | Vous avez des toilettes? |
| Are you hungry? | Tu as faim ? |
| Are you thirsty? | Tu as soif ? |
| behind | derrière |
| but | mais |
| Can you help me please? | Pouvez-vous m'aider s'il vous plaît? |
| cheap | bon marché |
| Cheers! | À ta santé ! |
| Do you have a bigger size? | Vous l’avez en plus grand ? |
| Do you have a smaller size? | Vous l’avez en plus petit? |
| Do you have it in blue? | Vous l’avez en bleu ? |
| Do you have other colors? | Vous avez d’autres couleurs ? |
| Do you know? (a thing, a place) | Connais-tu ? |
| Do you know? (how to) | Sais-tu ? |
| Excuse me. | Pardon Madame/Monsieur. |
| expensive | cher, chère |
| Fine, and you? | Bien, et vous ? |
| Goodbye | Au revoir |
| He’s (really) nice. (behavior) | Il est (très) gentil. |
| He’s (really) nice/handsome. | Il est (très) beau. |
| Hello | Bonjour |
| Here is my (fem. item). | Voici ma (chose fem.) |
| Here is my (masc. item). | Voici mon (chose masc.) |
| Here is my daughter. | Voici ma fille. |
| Here is my father-in-law. | Voici mon beau-père. |
| Here is my husband. | Voici mon mari. |
| Here is my mother-in-law. | Voici ma belle-mère. |
| Here is my son. | Voici mon fils. |
| Here is my wife. | Voici ma femme. |
| How are you? | Comment vas-tu ? |
| How do you say that in French? | Comment ça se dit en français ? |
Continue with this worksheet and get Everyday, Standard and Formal French and listen to how it's pronounced.
Improve your French quickly in 5 easy steps !
1.You might also be interested in these 2 links – here and here – of easy translations from one language to the other.
2.Learn these 26 words.
3.Start a running vocabulary list on your favorite table-making software (Word, Excel).
4.Go back to this list regulary. Rearrange it regulary as you see fit, say the words – WTTH the gender – out loud.
5.And this worksheet is about TU and VOUS.
And last but not least, this one might be overwhelming now, but keep it on the back burner.
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